Kulachi (tribe) explained

Kulachi or Kolachi (Baluchi: {{Nq|کولاچی) is a Baloch tribe of Dodai Rajput origins[1] that got its name from the Kolach or Kolanch area of Makran.[2] The city of Karachi in Sindh may have derived its name from this tribe.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Karāčī . Encyclopaedia of Islam, First Edition . 24 April 2012 . 10.1163/2214-871x_ei1_sim_3913 . Brill . en . The name does not appear to be of great antiquity, and is probably due to the settlement of a Dodāī Balōč tribe called Kulāči, originally Rād̲j̲pūt.
  2. Book: Khan, Sabir Badal . Two Essays on Baloch History and Folklore . 2013 . Università di Napoli, "l'Orientale" . en. 42. As such, many Baloch tribes adopted tribal names taken from place names in Makran, such as the Lashari, Gishkauri, Magasi, Bulaidai, Kalmati, Kolachi, Dashti, Zahri, and many many others..
  3. Book: Concise Dictionary of World Place Names . 855 . Oxford University Press . 2017 . John . Everett-Heath . 9780192556462.

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